Building 5G Networks

By 2024, volumes of mobile data traffic are expected to increase by a factor of 5, and 25 percent of that traffic will be carried by 5G networks. Communication service providers now face three main challenges.
- First: how to build the capacity required in a dynamic and flexible way.
- Second: how best to address operational inefficiencies by leveraging automation and AI.
- Third: how to increase the revenue growth by means of service differentiation and the ability to leverage their partners' ecosystems.
With Ericsson's help, they will be all set to tackle these challenges.

Leading the evolution to 5G

Ericsson has played a pivotal role in the advancement of 5G technology. Together with our partners, we have led an ecosystem of expertise from the early stage of network trials to making this technology a commercial reality. As a result, our 5G leadership position is evident in several critical areas:

We are driving the most significant 5G standardization work, and applying a rapidly increasing number of new standards to our portfolio.

We provide a smooth evolution path, enabled by the Ericsson 5G platform and the 3 million 5G ready radios we have shipped.

We are rolling out 5G networks across all markets, currently having the highest number of named commercial customers.

Our unique capabilities make it easy to build your 5G network

This is how we intend to make the 5G switch easy for you: Our evolved 5G platform includes four unique capabilities, click below to find out more

Ericsson Radio System

Thanks to the future-proof approach built into the design of the Ericsson Radio System, it is already equipped with 5G capability. This means deploying 5G will simply be a matter of installing software.

Ericsson Dynamic Orchestration

With automated provisioning and insight-driven service assurance, Ericsson Dynamic Orchestration simplifies operations, moving you closer to the zero-touch experience. This means greater savings and shorter time to market.

How 5G trials paved the way for commercial 5G networks

Reaching the key technological milestone of deploying 5G networks has been a joint effort - a journey and a collaboration between us and our world-leading telecom partners. Together we have managed to develop 5G technology based on real business needs. Watch the video to see what 5G now has to offer.

5G deployment considerations

Dive into 5G

Enhanced mobile broadband will be the first commercial application of 5G and can help operators improve their consumer business. Our study reveals that the evolution to 5G can enable a 10 times lower cost per gigabyte than current 4G networks.

Connected devices and mobile applications require wireless network access that is resilient, secure and able to protect individuals’ right to privacy. The 5G system is designed with these requirements in mind. Read our whitepaper.

5G at mid and high bands is well suited for deployment at existing site grids, especially when combined with low-band LTE. Adding new frequency bands to existing deployments is a future-proof and cost-efficient way to improve performance, meet the growing needs of mobile broadband subscribers and deliver new 5G-based services.